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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 169, NWS Jacksonville, FL

June 17, 2011Brantley County, Camden County, Georgia

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 2011, 3:57 PM EDT for Brantley County, Camden County, Georgia. It was in force for 48 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 17, 2011, 3:57 PM EDT (19:57 UTC)
Expired
Jun 17, 2011, 4:45 PM EDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Jacksonville, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Brantley County, GA, Camden County, GA

The radar

The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 63 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jacksonville, FL at 12:00Z on 2011-06-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1498 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jacksonville, FL at 12:00Z on 2011-06-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 55 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1498 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-78 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
674 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
55 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
57 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Jacksonville, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 17, 2:41 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 2:41 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
241 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2011

.SHORT TERM...
TONIGHT...A SHORT WAVE TROUGH IS PROGGED TO COME THROUGH TONIGHT
WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG TO ISOLATED SEVERE CONVECTION THROUGH
MIDNIGHT-3 A.M. TONIGHT. CONVECTION IS ALREADY FIRING IN THE
SOUTHERLY FLOW JUST TO THE WEST OF THE FORECAST AREA. THE
PRODUCTION OF SMOKE FROM THE VARIOUS FIRES IS NOT AS GREAT AS IN
PREVIOUS DAYS...BUT STILL SEEING SOME PROBLEMS DOWN WIND. EXPECT
THE ATLANTIC SEA BREEZE FRONT TO BE THE MOST ACTIVE THIS EVENING
WITH CONVECTION ONLY MOVING SLOWLY INLAND FROM THE ATLANTIC COAST
IN THE FACE OF A 10-15 KNOT SOUTHWESTERLY SYNOPTIC FLOW.

SATURDAY...THE SHORT WAVE TROUGH CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH IT FIRING IN GEORGIA
THROUGH THE DAY. OVER NORTH FLORIDA EXPECT THE CONVECTION TO BE
MOSTLY DIURNAL WITH THE WEST COAST-EAST COAST SEA BREEZE COLLISION
SOMEWHERE NEAR THE ST JOHNS RIVER TO TRAIL RIDGE.

SUNDAY...SUNDAY WE START TO BUILD IN A RIDGE BOTH AT THE SURFACE
AND ALOFT WITH SUBSIDENCE ONCE AGAIN SETTING UP. EXPECT A DRIER
DAY WITH ABOVE CLIMO POPS.

.LONG TERM...
MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...THE BAD NEWS IS EARLY NEXT WEEK THE RIDGE
BUILDS IN PRETTY SOLIDLY AND SETS UP RESIDENCE THROUGH THE WEEK.
LOOK FOR A LOW PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION AND A RETURN TO ABOVE
CLIMO TEMPERATURES. THE INTERIOR AREAS WILL LIKELY FLIRT WITH OR
EXCEED THE CENTURY MARK BY MID WEEK. AS WE APPROACH FRIDAY WE WILL
SEE THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT LONG WAVE TROUGH - FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVING
INTO THE AREA IN A WHILE.

&&

.AVIATION...
SMOKE CONTINUES TO RESTRICT VSBY AT EAST COAST TERMINALS. EXPECT
IFR TO IMPROVE TO VFR LATE AFTN. ALTHO A REPRIEVE IS ANTICIPATED
TONIGHT AS LOW LEVEL WINDS SHIFT TO SSW...WILL KEEP MVFR AS ENUF
RESIDUAL SMOKE WILL COMBINE WITH PATCHY FOG. WINDS SHIFT BACK TO
WLY SATURDAY MORN AND COULD SEE RETURN OF SMOKE...BUT FOR NOW WILL
GO WITH MVFR VSBY AT SSI AND VFR ELSEWHERE.

&&

.MARINE...NO HEADLINES EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT ALTHO
NOCTURNAL SURGES MAY BUMP WINDS INTO SCEC CATEGORY SUBSEQUENT
NIGHTS. SEAS WILL BE MAINLY 2-3 FT.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...RH VALUES ARE FORECAST TO BE ABOVE 35 PERCENT INTO
THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG  71  95  72  97 /  30  40  20  20
SSI  76  91  76  94 /  30  30  20  10
JAX  71  95  71  96 /  30  20  10  10
SGJ  75  91  74  92 /  20  20  20  10
GNV  71  94  72  95 /  20  20  10  10
OCF  71  94  71  95 /  10  20  10  10

&&

.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
GA...NONE.
AM...NONE.
&&

SANDRIK/TRABERT/KEEGAN
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 17, 4:30 AM EDT, 11 hours 27 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
430 AM EDT FRI JUN 17 2011

FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-181030-
ALACHUA-APPLING-ATKINSON-BACON-BAKER-BRADFORD-BRANTLEY-
CAMDEN (COASTAL)-CAMDEN (INLAND)-CHARLTON-CLAY-CLINCH-COFFEE-
COLUMBIA-DUVAL-ECHOLS-FLAGLER-GILCHRIST-GLYNN (COASTAL)-
GLYNN (INLAND)-HAMILTON-JEFF DAVIS-MARION-NASSAU-PIERCE-PUTNAM-
ST JOHNS-SUWANNEE-UNION-WARE-WAYNE-
430 AM EDT FRI JUN 17 2011

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

...ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...
...SMOKE FROM WILDFIRES WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF
NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
...HEAT INDICES FROM 100 TO 105 THIS AFTERNOON...

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AS
THE SEABREEZES COLLIDE INLAND...EAST OF HIGHWAY 301. ISOLATED STORMS
WILL BE STRONG TO SEVERE WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HAIL...AND
FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES. ISOLATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.

SMOKE FROM SEVERAL WILDFIRES IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND NORTHEAST
FLORIDA WILL AFFECT AREAS GENERALLY NEAR AND NORTHEAST OF THE
WILDFIRES TODAY. RESIDENTS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD CONSIDER
STAYING INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO
A MILE OR LESS IN FOG AND SMOKE EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS MAY CREATE
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITIES WILL LEAD TO HEAT INDEX
READINGS OF 100 TO 105 ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. PEOPLE SHOULD
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS IF WORKING OR PLAYING OUTSIDE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. A FEW PULSE STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE EACH DAY
WHICH COULD PRODUCE WET DOWNBURSTS AND HAIL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO SELF-ACTIVATE IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX.

MZ

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 17, 3:36 PM EDT, 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
336 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2011

GAZ132-172000-
COFFEE-
336 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2011

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CENTRAL COFFEE
COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 400 PM
EDT...

AT 336 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 5 MILES SOUTH OF AMBROSE...MOVING EAST
AT 10 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND
AMBROSE...DOUGLAS AND BROXTON THROUGH 400 PM EDT. EXCESSIVE
CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE.

REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

LAT...LON 3152 8309 3157 8306 3161 8306 3163 8304
      3167 8280 3140 8282 3144 8313 3148 8312
TIME...MOT...LOC 1936Z 275DEG 7KT 3152 8301

TRABERT
Local storm report, Jun 17, 3:44 PM EDT, 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
344 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0332 PM     TSTM WND GST     GAINESVILLE AIRPORT     29.69N 82.28W
06/17/2011  M65 MPH          ALACHUA            FL   ASOS

&&

JHESS
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 3:50 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 17, 3:50 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
350 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0343 PM     TSTM WND GST     ST. AUGUSTINE           29.89N 81.31W
06/17/2011  E52 MPH          ST. JOHNS          FL   AWOS

            52 MPH GUST RECORDED AT THE ST AUGUSTINE AIRPORT.

&&

JHESS
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 3:51 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
351 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2011

GAZ152-164-172015-
BRANTLEY-CHARLTON-
351 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2011

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHERN
BRANTLEY AND EXTREME NORTHEASTERN CHARLTON COUNTIES FOR STRONG
WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 415 PM EDT...

AT 351 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HICKOX...OR 8 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF HOBOKEN...STATIONARY. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO
AFFECT AREAS AROUND WINOKUR...HOBOKEN AND HICKOX THROUGH 415 PM EDT.
HAIL UP TO THREE QUARTER INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH
POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE.

REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

LAT...LON 3101 8193 3101 8214 3119 8214 3119 8193
      3106 8193 3105 8194 3104 8193
TIME...MOT...LOC 1951Z 180DEG 0KT 3110 8203

TRABERT
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 3:53 PM EDT, 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
353 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2011

GAZ133-172045-
JEFF DAVIS-
353 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2011

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHERN JEFF
DAVIS COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING
VALID UNTIL 445 PM EDT...

AT 354 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 7 MILES WEST OF HAZLEHURST...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS
AROUND HAZLEHURST THROUGH 445 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO THREE QUARTER INCH
IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF
45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE.

REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

LAT...LON 3195 8249 3184 8243 3184 8252 3180 8252
      3177 8273 3185 8280 3191 8269 3193 8268
      3193 8262 3196 8257 3197 8252
TIME...MOT...LOC 1954Z 244DEG 7KT 3184 8270

TRABERT

The office that day

Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 16, 11:58 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX62 min
Jun 17, 12:59 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX61 min
Jun 17, 1:06 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX35 min
Jun 17, 1:11 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX41 min
Jun 17, 1:47 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX1 min
Jun 17, 1:50 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX115 min
Jun 17, 2:14 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX71 min
Jun 17, 2:35 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX38 min
Jun 17, 2:38 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX112 min
Jun 17, 2:50 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXSuwannee40 min
Jun 17, 3:12 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXPutnam33 min
Jun 17, 3:23 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX101 min
Jun 17, 4:05 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX55 min
Jun 17, 3:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXSaint Johns30 min
Jun 17, 3:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXSaint Johns25 min
Jun 17, 3:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXSaint Johns36 min
Jun 17, 3:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXAlachua49 min
Jun 17, 3:49 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX86 min
Jun 17, 3:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXFlagler40 min
Jun 17, 3:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXFlagler, Saint Johns34 min
Jun 17, 3:59 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX61 min
Jun 17, 4:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXDuval36 min
Jun 17, 4:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBradford, Clay, Union45 min
Jun 17, 4:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXDuval47 min
Jun 17, 4:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXBradford, Clay22 min
Jun 17, 4:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXPutnam, Saint Johns48 min
Jun 17, 4:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXClay46 min
Jun 17, 4:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXPutnam42 min
Jun 17, 5:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXDuval26 min
Jun 17, 5:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXPutnam29 min
Jun 17, 5:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXNassau33 min
Jun 17, 6:08 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX97 min
Jun 17, 6:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXNassau30 min
Jun 17, 6:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXMarion28 min
Jun 16, 8:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAtkinson46 min
Jun 16, 9:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXWayne44 min
Jun 16, 9:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAtkinson53 min
Jun 16, 9:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXGlynn, Wayne47 min
Jun 16, 9:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXAtkinson, Clinch46 min
Jun 16, 10:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXGlynn, Wayne35 min
Jun 16, 10:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAtkinson, Bacon, Clinch, Coffee65 min
Jun 16, 11:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBacon49 min
Jun 16, 11:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXPierce45 min
Jun 16, 11:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXBrantley, Pierce17 min
Jun 16, 11:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXLanier48 min
Jun 16, 11:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXWayne47 min
Jun 16, 11:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXBrantley, Pierce, Wayne13 min
Jun 17, 12:25 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXGlynn50 min
Jun 17, 12:57 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXGlynn48 min
Jun 17, 2:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCharlton39 min
Jun 17, 3:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCharlton46 min
Jun 17, 3:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCoffee24 min
Jun 17, 3:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXCoffee42 min
Jun 17, 3:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBrantley24 min
Jun 17, 3:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXJeff Davis52 min
Jun 17, 4:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXJeff Davis52 min
Jun 17, 4:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBrantley43 min
Jun 17, 5:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXGlynn49 min
Jun 17, 5:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCamden31 min
Jun 17, 5:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCamden32 min
Jun 17, 5:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXPierce32 min
Jun 17, 6:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXClinch36 min
Jun 17, 6:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXWare30 min
Jun 17, 7:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCharlton, Ware52 min
Jun 17, 7:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAtkinson46 min
Jun 17, 7:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAtkinson, Coffee, Jeff Davis50 min
Jun 17, 7:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXClinch, Echols49 min

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.